Hermann And Dorothea – II. Terpsichore (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HERMANN.THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with ...
HERMANN.THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with ...
EARLY within his workshop here,On Sundays stands our master dear;His dirty apron he puts away,And wears a cleanly doublet to-day;Lets ...
SPEAK, ye stones, I entreat! Oh speak, ye palaces lofty!Utter a word, oh ye streets! Wilt thou not, Genius, awake?All ...
URN and sarcophagus erst were with life adorn'd by the heathenFauns are dancing around, while with the Bacchanal troopChequerd circles ...
Six among the courtiers favour'dFly before the Caesar's fury,Who would as a god be worshipp'd,Though in truth no god appearing,For ...
ON a rocky peak once sat I early,Gazing on the mist with eyes unmoving;Stretch'd out like a pall of greyish ...
WHAT is by this stir reveal'd?Doth the East glad tidings bring?For my heart's deep wounds are heal'dBy his mild and ...
LEAVE we the pedants to quarrel and strive,Rigid and cautious the teachers to be!All of the wisest men e'er seen ...
THE DOUBTERS.YE love, and sonnets write! Fate's strange behest!The heart, its hidden meaning to declare,Must seek for rhymes, uniting pair ...
How grave thou lookest, loved one! wherefore so?Thy marble image seems a type of thee;Like it, no sign of life ...
TELL me, eyes, what 'tis ye're seeking;For ye're saying something sweet,Fit the ravish'd ear to greet,Eloquently, softly speaking.Yet I see ...
A FELLOW says: "I own no school or college;No master lives whom I acknowledge;And pray don't entertain the thoughtThat from ...
How grave thou loookest, loved one! wherefore so? Thy marble image seems a type of thee; Like it, no sign ...
THE DOUBTERS. YE love, and sonnets write! Fate's strange behest! The heart, its hidden meaning to declare, Must seek for ...
ALL my weary days I pass'd Sick at heart and poor in purse. Poverty's the greatest curse, Riches are the ...
[I feel considerable hesitation in venturing to offer this version of a poem which Carlyle describes to be 'a beautiful ...
MY DEAR LADY GRANVILLE,-- THE reluctance which must naturally be felt by any one in venturing to give to the ...
TELL me, eyes, what 'tis ye're seeking; For ye're saying something sweet, Fit the ravish'd ear to greet, Eloquently, softly ...
In these numbers be express'd Meaning deep, 'neath merry jest. ----- TO ORIGINALS. A FELLOW says: "I own no school ...
ON a rocky peak once sat I early, Gazing on the mist with eyes unmoving; Stretch'd out like a pall ...
LEAVE we the pedants to quarrel and strive, Rigid and cautious the teachers to be! All of the wisest men ...
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